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Cryin'#Music video

{{Short description|1993 single by Aerosmith}}

{{About|the Aerosmith song|other uses|Crying (disambiguation)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Cryin'

| cover = Tn_Aerosmith_-_Cryin.jpeg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Aerosmith

| album = Get a Grip

| B-side = Walk On Down

| released = June 29, 1993

| recorded =

| studio =

| length =

  • 5:08 (album version)
  • 4:14 (fade)

| label = Geffen

| writer =

| producer = Bruce Fairbairn

| prev_title = Eat the Rich

| prev_year = 1993

| next_title = Amazing

| next_year = 1993

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|qfNmyxV2Ncw|"Cryin'"}}}}

}}

"Cryin'" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. The power balladJackson, L. (2008). Steven Tyler: The Biography. Little, Brown Book Group. was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Taylor Rhodes, and released by Geffen Records on June 29, 1993, as the third single (second in the United States) from their 11th studio album, Get a Grip (1993).

"Cryin'" reached number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the Cash Box Top 100. It is one of their most successful hits in Europe, reaching number one in Norway, number three in Iceland, Portugal, and Sweden, and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The song went gold in the US for selling over 500,000 copies. Its music video, directed by Marty Callner, features Alicia Silverstone, Stephen Dorff and Josh Holloway.

Background

Tyler described the song saying "It was country – we just Aerosmith’d it.”

Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song three out of five, describing it as "a high-octane performance" and named it the best song from the Get A Grip album. He also declared it as "anthemic and compelling. Expect a brief but glittering chart life."{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Jones|title=Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles|work=Music Week|date=October 16, 1993|page=21|accessdate=February 2, 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-10-16.pdf}} Another Music Week editor, Andy Martin, also gave it three out of five, adding that "it is hard to see the single having any more than a brief but glittering run."{{cite magazine|first=Andy|last=Martin|title=Market Preview: Rock|work=Music Week|date=October 23, 1993|page=13|accessdate=February 2, 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-10-23-S-OCR.pdf}}

Music video

File:Cryinvid.jpg of Alicia Silverstone's character getting a navel piercing in the music video for "Cryin'".]]

The accompanying music video for "Cryin'", directed by American director Marty Callner, features the first of three successive appearances by Alicia Silverstone in the band's videos, the next two being "Amazing" (1993) and "Crazy" (1994).{{cite web|title=The 20 Songs That Can Represent The Career Of Aerosmith|publisher=Society of Rock|accessdate=May 23, 2022|url=https://societyofrock.com/the-20-songs-that-can-represent-the-career-of-aerosmith/}} Silverstone was 16 years old when "Cryin'" was filmed. In the video, the band performs in the Central Congregational Church in Fall River, Massachusetts. The video flashes back and forth between the band and Silverstone, who plays a teen who has a falling out with her boyfriend (played by Stephen Dorff) after catching him cheating. She feigns an attempt to kiss him, but instead leans away, annoying him. She then punches him and shoves him out of the car, leaving him in the dust. She begins a phase of rebellion and individuality and gets a navel piercing, which has largely been credited as introducing navel piercing to mainstream culture.{{cite web|url=http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php?title=Aerosmith&printable=yes|title=Aerosmith - BME Encyclopedia|access-date=June 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210075845/http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php?title=Aerosmith&printable=yes|archive-date=February 10, 2012|url-status=dead}} After having her purse stolen by another young man (played by then-unknown Josh Holloway of Lost), she chases him down and knocks him to the ground. The video then cuts to her standing on the edge of an overpass, contemplating jumping. Her now ex-boyfriend arrives on the scene, along with numerous police officers, encouraging her to come down from the bridge. She jumps, but a bungee rope is revealed, arresting her fall and leaving her dangling over the freeway, laughing at Dorff's character. The video ends with the dangling Silverstone looking up and giving Dorff the finger.

The video was a success on MTV, becoming the most requested video in 1993{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/list/ls024000662/|title=MTV Top 100 Videos of 1993|website=IMDb|access-date=April 18, 2019}} and earning the band several awards at the Video Music Awards.

Awards

Track listings

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  • US and Canadian 7-inch and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Cryin'|others=Aerosmith|year=1993|type=US & Canadian 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Geffen Records|id=GEFS7-19256}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Cryin'|others=Aerosmith|year=1993|type=US & Canadian cassette single cassette notes|publisher=Geffen Records|id=GEFCS-19256}}

:A. "Cryin'" (LP version) – 5:08

:B. "Walk On Down" (LP version) – 3:39

  • UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Cryin'|others=Aerosmith|year=1993|type=UK CD single disc notes|publisher=Geffen Records|id=GFSTD 56}}
  1. "Cryin'" (LP version) – 5:08
  2. "Walk On Down" (LP version) – 3:39
  3. "I'm Down" (LP version) – 2:20
  4. "My Fist Your Face" (LP version) – 4:21
  • European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Cryin'|others=Aerosmith|year=1993|type=European CD single disc notes|publisher=Geffen Records|id=GED21850}}
  1. "Cryin'" (LP version) – 5:08
  2. "Love in an Elevator" (LP version) – 5:22
  3. "Janie's Got a Gun" (LP version) – 5:29

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  • German 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Cryin'|others=Aerosmith|year=1993|type=German 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Geffen Records|id=GES 19192}}

:A. "Cryin'" – 5:08

:B. "Love in an Elevator" – 5:22

  • French CD and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Cryin'|others=Aerosmith|year=1993|type=French CD single disc notes|publisher=Geffen Records|id=GED 21879}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Cryin'|others=Aerosmith|year=1993|type=French cassette single sleeve|publisher=Geffen Records|id=GEC 19202}}
  1. "Cryin'" (LP version) – 5:08
  2. "Janie's Got a Gun" (LP version) – 5:29
  • Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Cryin'|others=Aerosmith|year=1993|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Geffen Records|id=GEFDM 21850}}
  1. "Cryin'"
  2. "Janie's Got a Gun"
  3. "Love in an Elevator"

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1993–1994)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}

| 80

{{single chart|Austria|5|artist=Aerosmith|song=Cryin'|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Flanders|8|artist=Aerosmith|song=Cryin'|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2018}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|8|chartid=2270|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2018}}
scope="row"|Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-01-29.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=5|date=January 29, 1994|page=22|access-date=February 1, 2020}}

| 6

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-01-08.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=2|date=January 8, 1994|page=11|access-date=February 1, 2020}}

| 7

scope="row"|Europe (European Hit Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-01-08.pdf|title=EHR Top 40|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=2|date=January 8, 1994|page=21|access-date=April 16, 2024}}

| 30

{{single chart|France|6|artist=Aerosmith|song=Cryin'|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Germany|artist=Aerosmith|7|song=Cryin'|songid=2707|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2018}}
scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2615341#page/n1/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (29.07–04.08)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=20|date=July 29, 1993|access-date=September 30, 2019}}

| 3

{{single chart|Ireland2|20|song=Cryin'|rowheader=true|access-date=September 30, 2019}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|7|year=1993|week=50|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2018}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|5|artist=Aerosmith|song=Cryin'|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Norway|1|artist=Aerosmith|song=Cryin'|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Portugal (AFP){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-11-27.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=48|date=November 27, 1993|page=14|access-date=February 1, 2020}}

| 3

{{single chart|Sweden|3|artist=Aerosmith|song=Cryin'|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|4|artist=Aerosmith|song=Cryin'|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2018}}
{{single chart|UK|17|date=19931113|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|12|artist=Aerosmith|rowheader=true|access-date=September 30, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|1|artist=Aerosmith|rowheader=true|access-date=September 30, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|11|artist=Aerosmith|rowheader=true|access-date=September 30, 2019}}
scope="row"|US Cash Box Top 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-10-09.pdf|title=Top 100 Pop Singles|magazine=Cash Box|volume=LVII|issue=7|date=October 9, 1993|page=10|access-date=April 22, 2024}}

| 11

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!scope="col"|Chart (1993)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2339&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2339.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2339|title=The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=October 14, 2018}}

| 62

scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2621535?iabr=on#page/n15/mode/2up|title=Árslistinn 1993|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=17|date=January 4, 1994|access-date=June 1, 2020}}

| 65

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1993|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1993|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=May 18, 2020}}

| 59

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1993&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten 1993|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=October 14, 2018}}

| 93

scope="row"|Sweden (Topplistan){{cite web|url=http://www.grammotex.se/topp93singlar.htm|title=Årstopplistan 1993, Singlar|publisher=Grammotex|language=sv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010216105631/http://www.grammotex.se/topp93singlar.htm|archive-date=February 16, 2001|access-date=April 7, 2025}}

| 21

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1993.php|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1993|access-date=February 9, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227150249/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1993.php|archive-date=December 27, 2013}}

| 60

scope="row"|US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music: Top Album Rock Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=105|issue=52|page=YE-39|date=December 25, 1993}}

| 4

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!scope="col"|Chart (1994)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1994|title=Jaaroverzichten 1994|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=October 14, 2018}}

| 92

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf|title=1994 in Review – Sales Charts|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=52|date=December 24, 1994|page=24|access-date=February 1, 2020}}

| 42

scope="row"|Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1994|title=Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1994|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=October 14, 2018}}

| 78

scope="row"|Sweden (Topplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1994&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 1994|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=April 10, 2020}}

| 93

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1994|title=Swiss Year-End Charts 1994|language=de|access-date=October 14, 2018}}

| 45

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Aerosmith|title=Cryin'|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1994|access-date=November 2, 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1994|nosales=true|access-date=October 14, 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Aerosmith|title=Cryin'|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=2025|access-date=January 17, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Aerosmith|type=single|title=Cryin'|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2022|id=18526-348-1|access-date=November 18, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Aerosmith|type=single|title=Cryin|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|access-date=October 14, 2018|refname="riaa"}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

Release history

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!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|United States

|June 29, 1993

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|cassette}}

|rowspan="3"|Geffen

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scope="row"|Japan

|July 21, 1993

|CD

|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/46082/products/160541/1/|title=エアロスミス {{!}} クライン|trans-title=Aerosmith {{!}} Cryin|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=March 31, 2025}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|October 18, 1993

|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=Music Week|page=29|date=October 16, 1993}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Aerosmith singles}}

{{MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video}}

{{MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year}}

{{MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice}}

{{Authority control}}

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